Treating Minor Cuts

Which of the following are in the correct order?

• 1. Raise the injury

  2. Clean and dry the wound

  3. Apply pressure to the wound

  4. Cover the wound

• 1. Apply pressure to the wound

  2. Raise the injury

  3. Clean and dry the wound

  4. Cover the wound

• 1. Cover the wound

  2. Apply pressure to the wound

  3. Clean and dry the wound

  4. Raise the injury

• 1. Apply pressure to the wound

  2. Clean and dry the wound

  3. Cover the wound

  4. Raise the injury

Is the following statement True or False?

Minor cuts are nothing to worry about, just stick a Band-Aid on them and you are fine to keep working.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Is the following statement True or False?

You should apply enough pressure to a wound on a hand to ensure the persons fingers turn purple in colour.

• False

• True

You need to apply pressure to a wound to

• Give the injured person comfort that you are with them

• To help stop the flow of blood

• Push the leaking blood back into the body

• match the persons pulse with your own

To clean and dry the wound you should

• Just clean around the wound making sure not to touch the wound itself

• Only use alcohol to ensure any bacteria is killed

• Use a saline solution or tap water or an alcohol-free wipe

• use a type of antiseptic solution